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$1 billion for new city schools: From non-starter to law
Baltimore schools chief Andrés Alonso went to Annapolis last year seeking approval for a bold $2 billion plan to replace many of the city system's crumbling buildings. The idea didn't even make it out of committee. Prospects still looked bleak in...
Tags: Bonds, Finance, Annapolis, Politics, Construction
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MARC to add weekend service to Washington
Maryland's MARC commuter trains, which have always operated Monday through Friday, will begin offering weekend service between Baltimore and Washington on the Penn Line in coming months. The expansion — put on hold in 2008 when the recession hit...
Tags: Highway Transportation, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Purple Line (Maryland), Politics, Harford County
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Donald A. Krach, port lawyer
Donald A. Krach, former general counsel for the Maryland Port Administration who was an advocate and goodwill ambassador for the port of Baltimore, died May 4 of complications from pancreatic cancer at his Timonium home. He was 80. "Don was a real...
Tags: Ocean City, Laws, Colleges and Universities, Religion and Belief, American Legion
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Digest: United looking at Md. again for stadium — but not at Baltimore
Soccer United looking at Md. again for stadium — but not at Baltimore Although D.C. United remains optimistic about reaching an agreement to build a stadium at Buzzard Point in Washington, the Major League Soccer club has taken renewed...Tags: Washington Mystics, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Towson Tigers, Virginia Commonwealth Rams, Minnesota Lynx
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Local authorities step up security after Boston Marathon explosions
Baltimore-area authorities announced heightened security after bombings at the Boston Marathon on Monday, though officials emphasized there was no evidence of threats here. At least three people were killed and scores were injured in the blasts, which...
Tags: Public Transportation, Tampa Bay Rays, Anthony W. Batts, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Baltimore Orioles
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City officials celebrate passage of $1B school construction bill
The Baltimore SunA year ago, city officials left Annapolis distraught, their plans to obtain massive funding for school construction in the General Assembly’s trash bin. What a difference a year makes. On Wednesday, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Schools...Tags: Government, Public Officials, Annapolis, Politics, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Camden Yards' smoking ban in effect on Opening Day
At Camden Yards on Friday, baseballs, the scent of sizzling hot dogs and a beautiful blue sky were in the air as the Orioles played the Minnesota Twins in their home opener. The smell of cigarette smoke was not, though, as the Maryland Stadium Authority...
Tags: Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Smoking ban in Camden Yards takes effect on Opening Day
Baltimore Sun staffIf you’re heading to Camden Yards for today’s opener and you want to smoke during the game, you’re going to have to leave the stadium to light up. Orioles fans will be able to smoke only in a designated area just outside of Gate E1...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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City schools construction bill goes to the governor
Updated at 2:20 p.m. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told our City Hall Reporter Luke Broadwater that she could barely contain her excitement upon learning that the school construction bill would pass. "I was so excited last night I was running...
Tags: Government, InterActiveCorp, Executive Branch, Politics, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
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Senate panel OKs Baltimore school construction bill
A Senate committee approved legislation Wednesday that would launch a $2.4 billion plan to rebuild aging Baltimore city schools, putting the measure on an apparent fast track toward final passage. The Budget & Taxation Committee cast a bipartisan 13-0...Tags: Michael E. Busch, Government, Martin O'Malley, Executive Branch, Politics
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In dilapidated schools, excitement at prospect of new buildings
Long-held dreams of freshly painted walls, hallways bathed in natural light and classrooms buzzing with technology could become a reality in Baltimore as schools watch with cautious optimism as a financial plan to overhaul the district's buildings moves...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Northwood, Energy Saving, Finance, Environmental Issues
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House passes city school construction bill
The House of Delegates overwhelmingly approved a $1.1 billion plan Friday to rebuild Baltimore's deteriorated school buildings, sending the bill to the Senate. The vote was 107 to 30, with about a dozen Republicans joining all Democrats in supporting the...
Tags: St. Mary's County, John A. Olszewski, Jr., Republican Party, Baltimore County, Politics
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